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Year 5

'The Unforgotten Coat': book club

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In this unit, pupils explore and discuss the novella, 'The Unforgotten Coat'. They will share their opinion on the text and explore the themes of identity, empathy and immigration. Finally, pupils will discuss the characters in the text, as well as making personal connections and recommendations.

This unit uses and builds on pupils' discussions around theme of identity, which was explored in 'The Wild Robot'. In this unit, pupils will delve deeper into the concept of belonging, exploring its connection to nomadic culture. Pupils will continue to develop their inderstanding of characterisation and explore relationships within the text. This text explores the themes of identify and belonging within the context of the refugee experience, which will prepare pupils for the future unit, 'Front Desk', where they will explore this further and discuss migration.

  1. Developing an understanding of 'The Unforgotten Coat' through rich discussions
  2. Developing responses to 'The Unforgotten Coat' through rich discussions

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